[House Document 108-70]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
108th Congress, 1st Session - - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 108-70
REQUESTS FOR FY 2004 BUDGET AMENDMENTS
__________
COMMUNICATION
from
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
transmitting
REQUESTS FOR FY 2004 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF
AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE INTERIOR,
JUSTICE, LABOR, AND TRANSPORTATION; THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;
AND THE FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
May 9, 2003.--Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered
to be printed
The White House,
Washington, May 9, 2003.
Hon. J. Dennis Hastert,
Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the
enclosed amendments to the Administration's FY 2004 budget
submission for the Departments of Agriculture, Energy, Housing
and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor, and
Transportation; the Office of Personnel Management; and the
Farm Credit Administration. I also ask the Congress to consider
the enclosed proposals for the Department of the Interior and
the Social Security Administration.
This transmittal also contains FY 2004 budget amendments
for the Legislative Branch. Appropriations requests of the
Legislative Branch are historically transmitted without change.
Further, in accordance with provisions of Public Law 108-
11, the FY 2003 Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations
Act, I hereby request and make available $280.0 million for the
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the Department
of Homeland Security. Consistent with the Act, TSA would
utilize these resources solely for expenses incurred to hire,
train, and deploy initial passenger screeners.
The details of this proposal are set forth in the enclosed
letter from the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget. I concur with his comments and observations.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush.
[Estimate No. 10, 108th Cong., 1st Sess.]
Executive Office of the President,
Office of Management and Budget,
Washington, DC, May 8, 2003.
The President,
The White House.
Submitted for your consideration are requests for FY 2004
budget amendments for the Departments of Agriculture, Energy,
Housing and Urban Development, the Interior, Justice, Labor,
and Transportation; the Office of Personnel Management; the
Farm Credit Administration; and the Legislative Branch. In
addition, this transmittal includes a proposal for the
Department of the Interior and the Social Security
Administration and makes available previously appropriated
funds for the Department of Homeland Security. Overall, the
discretionary budget authority proposed in your FY 2004 Budget
would increase by $6.0 million, excluding the budget authority
changes for the Legislative Branch.
Department of the Interior (DOI) and Other Proposals
$6.0 million is proposed for the Central Utah
Project (CUP) to mitigate project impacts. Previously, this
funding was appropriated to the Department of Energy's Western
Area Power Administration for payment to DOI. This amendment is
necessary to correctly reflect the policy proposed in your FY
2004 Budget to transfer the authority and appropriation for
payments to CUP from the Department of Energy directly to DOI.
Several other technical language amendments to
your FY 2004 Budget are included in this transmittal for the
Departments of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development, the
Interior, Justice, Labor, and Transportation; as well as the
Office of Personnel and the Farm Credit Administration. Each
proposal is described in detail in the enclosures.
Language is proposed for DOI that would adjust the
Endangered Species program spending caps for critical habitat
designations to comply with listing obligations as directed by
the courts.
Language is also proposed for the Social Security
Administration that would permit implementation of the Black
Lung Consolidation of Responsibility Act.
FY 2003 Contingent Release
A request to make available $280.0 million in
previously appropriated contingent funds for the Transportation
Security Administration (TSA) within the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is also submitted for your consideration. These
funds were made contingent upon your submission of a budget
request to the Congress, and on TSA's transmittal of an
approved FY 2003 execution plan that includes this funding.
TSA's plan will be sent to the Congress separately by DHS.
Legislative Branch
This transmittal also includes FY 2004 amendments
for the Legislative Branch. Appropriations requests for the
Legislative Branch are historically transmitted without change.
In total, these amendments would increase discretionary
resources included in the FY 2004 Budget by $26.9 million.
Recommendation
I have reviewed these proposals and am satisfied that they
are necessary at this time. Therefore, I join the heads of the
affected Departments and agencies in recommending that you
transmit the proposals to the Congress.
Sincerely,
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Director.
Enclosures.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
DISTANCE LEARNING, TELEMEDICINE, AND BROADBAND PROGRAM
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Pages: 154-155
FY 2004 Pending Request: $196,465,000
Proposed Amendment: $139,498,000
Revised Request: $335,963,000
This proposal would amend the pending appropriations
language to reflect correctly the rule and subsidy rates for
the authorized Broadband Program assumed in the FY 2004 Budget.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
technical language amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Power Marketing Administrations
CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, WESTERN AREA
POWER ADMINISTRATION
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 390
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete the proviso beginning with the colon, up to the period.)
This proposal is necessary to correctly reflect the policy
proposed in the FY 2004 Budget to transfer the authority and
appropriation for payments to the Central Utah Project from the
Secretary of Energy directly to the Secretary of the Interior.
This amendment would not affect FY 2004 outlays.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION, SECTION 201
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 520
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete the word ``striking'' and substitute ``inserting'' the
first time it appears. Delete the words ``, and inserting in
lieu thereof the words, `at least',''.)
This proposal would correctly reflect the fixed minimum
rent requirement of $50 for non-elderly, non-disabled recipient
households assumed in the FY 2004 Budget. The minimum rent
provision would apply only to households headed by an able-
bodied working age individual and is intended to promote work
and increase equity in the treatment of recipient households
with similar needs.
This amendment would not affect FY 2004 outlays.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Water and Science
CENTRAL UTAH PROJECT COMPLETION ACCOUNT
FY 2004 Budget Appendix page: 553
FY 2004 Pending Request: $36,363,000
Proposed Amendment: $6,000,000
Revised Request: $42,463,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$36,463,000'' and substitute $42,463,000; delete
``$9,423,000'' and substitute $15,423,000, and insert the
language that follows after ``Commission''.)
: Provided, That section 402(b)(3)(B) of the Reclamation
Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 (P.L. 102-
575), is amended to read as follows: ``(B) $6,000,000 annually
by the Secretary of the Interior from funds authorized to be
appropriated by section 12 of the Colorado River Storage Act,
as amended (43 U.S.C. Sec. 620k)''.
This amendment would correct an inadvertent omission from
the FY 2004 Budget. The FY 2004 Budget policy assumed that the
authority--and associated appropriations--for the Western Area
Power Administration (WAPA), to mitigate for impact related to
Central Utah Project (CUP) facilities, would be transferred to
the Department of the Interior (DOI). While the appropriations
language in the FY 2004 Budget for WAPA reflected this
realignment, the appropriations language for DOI did not.
Currently, WAPA pays $6 million annually to CUP, and
through them to the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and
Conservation Commission, to mitigate CUP project impacts. The
current WAPA payment is not reimbursable from project
beneficiaries; rather, these funds are appropriated directly
from the General Fund of the Treasury. Although P.L. 102-575
intended that project beneficiaries should pay for project
mitigation costs, by making the costs non-reimbursable, the law
resulted in general taxpayer rather than beneficiary payments.
Absent a revision in the law to make these payments
reimbursable by project beneficiaries, there is no compelling
reason to have the mitigation costs come from WAPA.
The $6 million will be more reliably appropriated if the
mitigation funds are directly included in the CUP request,
instead of the WAPA request, since in WAPA's view the payments
do not mitigate any of WAPA's project impacts.
This proposal would increase FY 2004 outlays by $1.8
million.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
General Administration
DETENTION TRUSTEE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 611
FY 2004 Pending Request: $785,689,000
Proposed Amendment: $16,508,000
Revised Request: $802,197,000
This technical amendment would correctly reflect the
funding to be available for transfer to the Salaries and
Expenses, United States Marshals Service account, to pay for
the cost of boarding federal detainees in State and local jails
and private institutions before and during trials, and prior to
transporting to federal prisons after conviction.
The proposed budget totals would not be affected by this
amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment Standards Administration
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 659
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``2003'' from the reference to the Treasury and General
Government Appropriations Act, and substitute 2004.)
Section 630 of the FY 2004 Budget's proposed Government-
wide general provisions, authorizes the Department of Labor
(DOL) to bill Federal agencies for their share of Federal
Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) administrative costs. DOL's
proposed FY 2004 Employment Standards Administration, Salaries
and Expenses appropriations language provides authority to
spend the surcharge revenue. However, this language incorrectly
cites the proposed surcharge authority as section 630 of the FY
2003 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, rather
than the FY 2004 Act. This amendment would correct this error.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 703
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert before the period the following:)
: Provided further, That to reimburse miscellaneous
receipts for obligations previously expended, $408,535 shall be
transferred to miscellaneous receipts
This amendment is in response to a January 28, 2003,
notification by the Department of Transportation of a violation
of the Antideficiency Act for a deficiency in the Office of the
Secretary, Salaries and Expenses account of $408,535. The
violation is the result of funds being diverted in 1998, 1999,
2000, and 2001 from the Treasury's Miscellaneous Receipt
Account and being expended for department-wide financial system
improvements. This proposal would permit the Department of
Transportation to reimburse the Treasury for the diverted
funds.
This proposal would not increase the FY 2004 Budget totals.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 721
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
insert at the end the following new paragraph.)
In addition, to reimburse miscellaneous receipts for
obligations previously expended, $4,972,229, to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund and transferred to miscellaneous
receipts.
This amendment is in response to a January 28, 2003,
notification by the Department of Transportation of a violation
of the Antideficiency Act for a deficiency in the Federal-Aid
Highways account of $4,972,229. The violation is the result of
funds being diverted in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 from the
Treasury's Miscellaneous Receipt Account and being expended for
department-wide financial system improvements. This proposal
would permit the Department of Transportation to reimburse the
Treasury for the diverted funds.
This proposal would not increase the FY 2004 Budget totals.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
HUMAN CAPITAL PERFORMANCE FUND
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 973
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``639'' from the reference to the Title VI section
number, and substitute 636.)
This amendment would reflect the correct Title VI section
number.
FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
LIMITATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 1040
FY 2003 Pending Request: $38,400 (Limitation)
Proposed Amendment: $2,500,000
Revised Request: $40,900,000 (Limitation)
This proposal would increase the limitation that the Farm
Credit Administration can obligate from its assessments
collected from farm credit institutions and from the Federal
Agricultural Mortgage Corporation to correctly include the $2.5
million of carryover funds that is available from previous
years.
These offsetting collections are from a non-federal source,
and this amendment would not affect FY 2004 budget authority or
outlays.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
EXPENSE ALLOWANCES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $120,000
Proposed Amendment: $7,500
Revised Request: $127,500
(In the appropriations language under the above heading
after ``the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $20,000;''
insert the President Pro Tempore Emeritus of the Senate,
$7,500;).
This proposal would increase the pending request by $7,500
for the Expense Allowances of the Senate. FY 2004 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $122,751,000
Proposed Amendment: $5,058,000
Revised Request: $127,809,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$5,058,000 for the Salaries, Officers and Employees of the
Senate account, as well as subaccounts Office of the Vice
President, Office of the President Pro Tempore, Office of the
President Pro Tempore Emeritus, Offices of the Majority and
Minority Leaders, Office of the Majority and Minority Whips,
Committee on Appropriations, Conference Committees, Offices of
the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the
Conference of the Minority, Policy Committees, Office of the
Secretary, Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper,
Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority,
Agency Contributions and Related Expenses.
The details of the subaccount proposals follow.
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $2,024,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $2,028,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $538,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000
Revised Request: $539,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
EMERITUS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: $156,000
Revised Request: $156,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
LEADERS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $3,214,000
Proposed Amendment: $6,000
Revised Request: $3,220,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE MAJORITY AND MINORITY
WHIPS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $2,078,000
Proposed Amendment: $246,000
Revised Request: $2,324,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $11,699,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,100,000
Revised Request: $12,799,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $2,714,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $2,716,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$1,357,000'' and substitute $1,358,000.)
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES OF THE
CONFERENCE OF THE MAJORITY AND THE CONFERENCE OF THE MINORITY
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $672,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,000
Revised Request: $674,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, POLICY COMMITTEES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $2,830,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $2,834,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$1,415,000'' and substitute $1,417,000.)
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $17,733,000
Proposed Amendment: $566,000
Revised Request: $18,299,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS AND
DOORKEEPER
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $47,7000,000
Proposed Amendment: $591,000
Revised Request: $48,291,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, OFFICES OF THE SECRETARIES FOR THE
MAJORITY AND MINORITY
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $1,464,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,000
Revised Request: $1,468,000
SALARIES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, AGENCY CONTRIBUTIONS AND RELATED
EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $29,758,000
Proposed Amendment: $2,376,000
Revised Request: $32,134,000
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
OFFICE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL OF THE SENATE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $4,744,000
Proposed Amendment: $24,000
Revised Request: $4,768,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $24,000
for the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate. FY
2004 outlays would increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
OFFICE OF SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $1,221,000
Proposed Amendment: $1,000
Revised Request: $1,222,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by $1,000
for the Office of Senate Legal Counsel. FY 2004 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, INQUIRIES AND INVESTIGATIONS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $113,465,000
Proposed Amendment: $4,997,000
Revised Request: $118,462,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$4,997,000 for Inquiries and Investigations. FY 2004 outlays
would increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $2,077,000
Proposed Amendment: -$377,000
Revised Request: $1,700,000
This proposal would decrease the pending request by
$377,000 for the Secretary of the Senate. FY 2004 outlays would
decrease by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF
THE SENATE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $117,133,000
Proposed Amendment: $32,836,000
Revised Request: $149,969,000
(In the appropriations language under the above heading,
delete ``$9,570,000'' and substitute $39,520,000 and delete
``$13,574,000'' and substitute $4,255,000.)
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$32,836,000 for the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the
Senate. FY 2004 outlays would increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $18,513,000
Proposed Amendment: $754,500
Revised Request: $19,267,500
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$754,500 for Miscellaneous Items. FY 2004 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Senate
CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF THE SENATE, SENATOR'S OFFICIAL PERSONNEL AND
OFFICE EXPENSE ACCOUNT
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 15
FY 2004 Pending Request: $310,447,000
Proposed Amendment: $11,614,000
Revised Request: $322,061,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$11,614,000 for the Senator's Office Personnel and Office
Expense Account. FY 2004 outlays would increase by the same
amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Joint Items
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 16
FY 2004 Pending Request: $3,794,000
Proposed Amendment: $194,000
Revised Request: $3,988,000
This proposal would increase the pending request by
$194,000 for the Joint Economic Committee. FY 2004 outlays
would increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Joint Items
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 16
FY 2004 Pending Request: $7,875,000
Proposed Amendment: $237,000
Revised Request: $8,112,000
The proposal would increase the pending request by $237,000
for the Joint Committee on Taxation. FY 2004 outlays would
increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Joint Items
CAPITOL GUIDE SERVICE AND SPECIAL SERVICES OFFICE
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 16
FY 2004 Pending Request: $3,128,000
Proposed Amendment: $383,000
Revised Request: $3,511,000
The proposal would increase the pending request by $383,000
for the Capitol Guide Service and Special Services Office. FY
2004 outlays would increase by the same amount.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Architect of the Capitol
ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 25
FY 2004 Pending Request: --
Proposed Amendment: Language
Revised Request: --
(Insert the following appropriations under the above
heading after ``Gifts and Donations'' and prior to ``Library of
Congress''.)
Sec. 106. Section 5349 of title 5, United States Code, as
amended, is further amended by adding the following new
subsection (c):
``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Architect of the Capitol shall have the sole and exclusive
authority for the fixing of pay of employees of the Office of
the Architect of the Capitol pursuant to this section.''.
Sec. 107. (a) The Architect of the Capitol may, in order to
recruit or retain qualified personnel for the Office of the
Architect of the Capitol, establish and maintain a program
under which the Architect may agree to repay (by direct
payments on behalf of the employee) all or a portion of any
student loan previously taken out by such employee. (b) The
Architect may, by regulation, make applicable such provision of
section 5379 of title 5, United States Code, as the Architect
determines necessary to provide for such program. (c) The
regulations shall provide the amount paid by the Office may not
exceed--(1) $6,000 for any employee in any calendar year; or
(2) a total of $40,000 in the case of any employee. (d) the
Architect may not reimburse an employee for any repayments made
by such employee prior to the Architect entering into an
agreement under this section with such employee. (e) Any amount
repaid by, or recovered from, an individual under this section
and its implementing regulations shall be credited to the
appropriation account available for salaries and expenses of
the Architect at the time of repayment or recovery. (f) This
section shall apply to fiscal year 2004 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
Sec. 108. (a) Hereafter and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, funds appropriated to the Architect of the
Capitol shall be available for the acquisition of space in
areas within the District of Columbia and its environs beyond
the boundaries of the United States Capitol Grounds to meet
space requirements of the United States, United States House of
Representatives, United States Capitol Police and the Architect
of the Capitol under such terms and conditions as the Committee
or Commission identified in subsection (b) may authorize, and
to incur any necessary expense in connection therewith. (b) The
Architect of the Capitol may secure space in accordance with
section (a): (1) upon provisions of written notice of intent to
secure such space to the Committee on Rules and Administration
of the Senate for space to be acquired that is situated North
of the United States Capitol and to the House Office Building
Commission for space to be acquired that is situated South of
the United States Capitol; and (2) upon approval of such
Committee or Commission or failure of such Committee or
Commission to disapprove the acquisition during the 21 day
period following the date of provision of notice under
subsection (a).
Sec. 109. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and
thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol may use appropriated
funds to develop, retain and recruit its professional staff for
the Office of the Architect of the Capitol in accordance with
its strategic plan by supporting professional memberships of
employees and as such the Architect may pay (by direct payment
on behalf of the participating employees) or reimburse all or
any portion of a professional membership of an employee:
Provided, That payment is approved for the acknowledgment of
the importance of the membership; the nature of the
professional association is directly related to the employee's
job; and the Office does not have or cannot obtain an
institutional membership in the professional association.
Sec. 110. At any time on or after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Architect of the Capitol may incur obligations
and make expenditures out of available appropriations for
support and maintenance for Members, officers, and employees of
Congress when, in the judgment of the Architect of the Capitol,
such obligations and expenditures are necessary to respond to
emergencies involving the safety of human life or the
protection of property.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Library of Congress
SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 25
FY 2004 Pending Request: $407,930,000 (gross)
Proposed Amendment: -$27,544,000
Revised Request: $380,386,000 (gross)
This proposal would decrease the pending request by
$27,544,000 for Salaries and Expenses. FY 2004 outlays would
decrease by $22,692,262.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Library of Congress
COPYRIGHT OFFICE, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 26
FY 2004 Pending Request: $48,689,000 (gross)
Proposed Amendment: -$399,000
Revised Request: $48,290,000 (gross)
This proposal would decrease the pending request by
$399,000 for Salaries and Expenses. FY 2004 outlays would
decrease by $177,784.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Library of Congress
CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 27
FY 2004 Pending Request: $96,615,000
Proposed Amendment: -$348,000
Revised Request: $96,267,000
This proposal would decrease the pending request by
$348,000 for Salaries and Expenses. FY 2004 outlays would
decrease by $316,321.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
Library of Congress
BOOKS FOR THE BLIND AND PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED, SALARIES AND EXPENSES
FY 2004 Budget Appendix Page: 28
FY 2004 Pending Request: $52,157,000
Proposed Amendment: -$451,000
Revised Request: $51,706,000
This proposal would decrease the pending request by
$451,000 for Salaries and Expenses. FY 2004 outlays would
decrease by $204,068.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
The third proviso under the heading, ``United States Fish
and Wildlife Service, Resource Management'' in Division F of
Public Law 108-7, is amended by striking ``$9,077,000'' and
inserting ``$11,077,000'', and by striking ``$6,000,000'' and
inserting ``$8,000,000''.
This technical adjustment in the spending cap for critical
habitat designations within the Endangered Species Program
would raise the listing funding cap and the critical habitat
sub-cap by $2 million each, to ensure the Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) will meet their listing obligations as directed
by the courts. The Department of the Interior will be
submitting a request to Congress to re-program the FY 2003
funds of the Resource Management account to help FWS meet its
obligations.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Special Benefits for Disabled Coal Miners
Funds made available under the heading, ``Special Benefits
for Disabled Coal Miners,'' in Division G of Public Law 108-7,
shall be subject to the provisions of Public Law 107-275,
notwithstanding section 514 of such Division G.
Under the Black Lung Benefits Act, the Social Security
Administration (SSA) has responsibility for claims filed on or
before December 31, 1973, and the Department of Labor (DOL) has
responsibility for subsequent claims. Public Law 107-275, the
Black Lung Consolidation of Responsibility Act, mandated the
transfer of SSA's Black Lung responsibilities to DOL, thereby
unifying Black Lung program responsibilities in DOL and
improving program efficiency. Section 514 of the Act prohibits
the transfer of funds among Federal agencies absent specific
authorization in appropriations. This provision would permit
the implementation of the Black Lung transfer in FY 2003,
pursuant to P.L. 107-275.
Contingent Appropriations: Amounts Previously Appropriated Made
Available by the President
Department of Homeland Security:
Border and Transportation Security: Transportation
Security Administration........................... $280,000,000
Title I of P.L. 108-11, the FY 2003 Emergency Wartime
Supplemental Appropriations Act, provided $280 million in
funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
contingent upon the President submitting a budget request to
the Congress, and the Administrator of TSA submitting a FY 2003
budget execution plan. TSA's plan will be sent to Congress
separately by the Department of Homeland Security. Consistent
with P.L. 108-11, TSA will utilize these resources solely for
expenses incurred to hire, train, and deploy initial passenger
screeners.